Girls: amazing Grace

The trend for old-fashioned names is still going strong. Behind Grace, Ruby has continued to rise rapidly up the chart and is the second choice for girls in 2007. Last year's most popular girls' name, Olivia, is third. Emily has risen one place to fourth, while Jessica has fallen back two places to fifth.

The most popular girls' name in Scotland is Sophie, while in Northern Ireland it's Katie.

Most of the names in the girls' top 50 for England and Wales remain the same as last year, but there are two new entries. Ava, the fastest climber, has shot up 23 places to number 41, and Summer has risen 15 places to number 44. The names they've knocked out of the top 50 are Anna and Paige.

Other names storming the chart are Imogen, Isabelle and Sophia. Evie has climbed 46 places in the last five years, making it the 15th most popular name for girls in 2007.

Celebrities continue to have an influence. Leona has tripled in popularity over the last twelve months, probably due to X-factor winner Leona Lewis, while Ava is the name musician and presenter Myleene Klass gave her daughter.

Boys: Jack still at the top of the beanstalk

The boys' top five looks almost the same as last year. Jack keeps the top spot for the 13th year running, while Thomas remains at number two. Oliver and Joshua swap places for third and fourth respectively, and there's no change for Harry at number five.

The fastest riser is Jayden, who climbs 36 places to become the highest new entry at 32. The other two new entries in the boys' top 50 are Isaac and Finley, both up 13 places.

Mohammed has climbed five places to 17th, but when all seven different spellings of the name (including Muhammad and Mohammad) are taken into account, it becomes the unofficial second favourite name for boys.

Alfie has made it into the top 10 for the first time in recent years, possibly influenced by the hit single Lily Allen wrote about her brother.

Royalty-wise, William is still popular although lagging slightly behind brother Harry. And while the name Charles - now outside the top 50 - has been falling in popularity gradually since 2002, Charlie has risen four places to number six.

Still stuck for a name? Try our baby name finder where you can search by origin or meaning, as well as alphabetically.

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